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A simple yet rich, dark red liquid that is brewed over the stove tops, or oil heaters..&#13;
&#13;
A winter season comfort sip of bittersweet nectar steeped from the best harvested leaves, served in small, curvey, gold rimmed glass, sitting on a ceramic white or a clear saucer…&#13;
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Let me take you on a journey of steeped tea in a glass… Istikan chai…</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9f846bb3483dae38e22237271e6fbf1d.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Cheese and Watermelon! Jibin و raggi</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/13289033/water-melong-final_1</link><description><![CDATA[Let's celebrate a simple meal that has brought me and many Iraqis to our knees. A summer season specialty that brings the family together and stretches smiles across the faces in half moon crescent sugary delights, followed by a crunchy bite, with juices running down the sides of your face , then a spit out of black glossy seeds.. and then..a bite of jibin abyath, white cheese wrapped in khubuz, bread...the mighty, jibin wa raggi. Cheese and Watermelon!]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41759636</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:37:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/41759636/water_melong_final.mp3" length="17805500" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Maral Bedoyan</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Let's celebrate a simple meal that has brought me and many Iraqis to our knees. A summer season specialty that brings the family together and stretches smiles across the faces in half moon crescent sugary delights, followed by a crunchy bite, with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Let's celebrate a simple meal that has brought me and many Iraqis to our knees. A summer season specialty that brings the family together and stretches smiles across the faces in half moon crescent sugary delights, followed by a crunchy bite, with juices running down the sides of your face , then a spit out of black glossy seeds.. and then..a bite of jibin abyath, white cheese wrapped in khubuz, bread...the mighty, jibin wa raggi. Cheese and Watermelon!]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>891</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>@maraljule</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b458e28feb4930369ec0abb8d2b68aa8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Maral Bedoyan</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Let's celebrate a simple meal that has brought me and many Iraqis to our knees. A summer season specialty that brings the family together and stretches smiles across the faces in half moon crescent sugary delights, followed by a crunchy bite, with juices running down the sides of your face , then a spit out of black glossy seeds.. and then..a bite of jibin abyath, white cheese wrapped in khubuz, bread...the mighty, jibin wa raggi. Cheese and Watermelon!</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b458e28feb4930369ec0abb8d2b68aa8.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item></channel></rss>
